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CVE-2008-4127

Status: ModifiedMedium (4.3)—

Mshtml.dll in Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 Gold 7.0.5730 and 8 Beta 8.0.6001 on Windows XP SP2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (failure of subsequent image rendering) via a crafted PNG file, related to an infinite loop in the CDwnTaskExec::ThreadExec function.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

Microsoft — Internet Explorer

CWEs

References

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